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Date:         Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:39:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hybrid Vanagon
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My initial thought on this is that if you want to get away from internal combustion entirely or even mostly, than you might want to wait 3-5 years. There are a number of technologies or approaches that are 'on the cusp', so to speak, that should have either failed or made a breakthrough by then and the practical options should be clearer.

Cya, Robert

----- Original Message ----- From: "M'obeechi" <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: Hybrid Vanagon

I was looking up hybrid vehicles. Something in Wikipedia was saying better to start with a car that has a manual transmission, that the AT wastes energy. But they were talking about a conversion that removes the internal combustion engine. I'm interested in maybe one day putting in electric motors or what-ever-is-good to supplement the engine in my vanagon (which is Subaru at this point). Thing is, I have an Automatic and want don't want to consider a manual.

Can someone point me in the right direction. Has this been discussed or done with a vanagon yet. I'm not really thinking propane, I'm in Southern California, plus my engine is being switched over to a turbo, and since propane needs high compression, I don't think that would make sense.

The paper today said that jet fuel cost has increased 80% this year. I won't be surprised if gasoline reaches 25 dollars a gallon within the decade.


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